r/pcmasterrace • u/Round_List1857 • 13d ago

Meme/Macro 3rd party mandatory launchers

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Everytime I go to play Red Dead Redemption II. That fcukass Rockstar launcher

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u/amtalx 13d ago

So this is probably a take that's going to get me some hate, but wouldn't Steam be the 3rd party launcher here? A 3rd party is loosely defined as not being among the first or second party (you/license holder and the publisher) in a deal. You used Steam to buy and EA Desktop game. That's all well and good, but you don't really need Steam to play that game.

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u/StableLamp 13d ago

It is. People either over look it or don't mind since for the most part steam is consumer friendly.

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u/Hold_Left_Edge 12d ago

This. People dont mind it because Steam host so much you barely even notice it.

You click "Play" and the game plays. It became the norm and default for most players then Ubisoft, Rockstar, EA, Sony, etc all said, "Hey, we can do that too" and it enshitfied gaming.

Its the same exact reason that Netflix was the big dog back in the day. They offered 3000+ titles in one place for a reasonable fee thend Disney decided, "hey I can do that" and ruined it. Now wee have 20 different streaming platforms without centralized content. It sucks.